Staff at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust took fewer days off sick in December than they did a year before, new figures show, in contrast to the... Read more »
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, council chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA), told Sky News “we have never known this level of staff absence before”, adding: “Every winter of course, the NHS has... Read more »
Here are the latest figures on staff absences in the NHS, amid a worsening self-isolation crisis that has depleted key workforces across the country. The issue is being compounded by a lack... Read more »
Nurses in London are being “pushed past the point of exhaustion” due to soaring Covid-19 cases and existing gaps in the workforce being worsened by rising numbers of staff absences, Nursing Times... Read more »
Soaring Covid cases could cause major shortages across industry, hospitality and healthcare, ministers have been told, as rail companies cancelled services and Royal Mail said it was experiencing high staff absences. According... Read more »
